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Encryption Made Easy with New Security Library

9Rays.Net releases new encryption security library.

Serena Treads New Ground with Mashups

Serena Software launches beta of hosted enterprise mashup service.

Developers Sound off on OOXML Vote

Developers skeptical of Microsoft’s effort to make OOXML a global standard.

Microsoft's Virtual Push

Redmond announces new virtualization components, shows up at VMworld.

Talking OpenOffice

RDN talks with OpenOffice.org's John McCreesh.

MySQL Upgrades Flagship Database, Services

Release of MySQL 6.0 is expected in mid-2008.

Redmond Taps Zander to Head VS Group

Jason Zander takes over Redmond’s Visual Studio team.

Sun Makes Splash With GlassFish 2.0 Release

Sun Microsystems, in conjunction with the <a href="https://glassfish.dev.java.net/" target="_blank">GlassFish Community</a>, announced the availability of GlassFish 2.0, a major server upgrade that works with the Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris and Windows operating systems.

Access Cloud Data With Astoria

Microsoft wants to help you build cloud data services with its Astoria code-named technology, a free download now in beta.

Software AG Launches SOA Governance App

Software AG has added to its CentraSite governance solution products with a new CentraSite Governance Edition. It's part of a suite of solutions that Software AG offers to businesses deploying service-oriented architectures (SOAs).

Enterprise Web 2.0: More Than a Facelift

There are important differences between consumer Web 2.0 applications and next-gen Web apps in the enterprise, said Oracle's Chief Architect Ted Farrell, and developers who want their applications to succeed in the latter environment need to appreciate those differences.

Windows XP To Be Available Another 5 Months

Microsoft has decided to keep its forerunner, Windows XP, in sales and OEM channels for another five months.

Microsoft Delivers Next Vista Ultimate 'Extra'

Microsoft has released a key "extra" that had been promised for months.

Office 2008 for Mac Coming in January

Office 2008 for Mac will be available in the U.S. beginning next Jan. 15.

First Update for Windows Home Server Released

Windows Home Server (WHS), Microsoft's first-ever server for home use, gets its first update today.

Major Day of Windows Releases From Microsoft

Microsoft released several major updates for its Windows lineup today, including the first release candidate (RC) for Windows Server 2008 and the initial public beta for Windows Vista Service Pack (SP) 1.

DMTF Hammers Out SMASH 2.0

The Distributed Management Task Force, an industry organization advocating the development of interoperable server management, has released Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware 2.0.

SQL Server 2008 CTP Slips, But Key Features Promised

Although Microsoft had hoped to release a CTP of its newest database server every 60 days, the latest test release will slip, company officials acknowledged this week.

IBM Goes After Office With Free Desktop Suite

The no-cost alternatives for Microsoft Office just keep growing: IBM announced yesterday that it is now offering Lotus Symphony, a free suite of "enterprise-grade" software featuring word processing, spreadsheet and presentation applications for Windows and Linux.

New WPF Reference App Displays 'Juicy' Capabilities

Component vendor Infragistics has released a reference application and guidance for Windows Presentation Foundation, the UI development subsystem in .NET Framework 3.0.

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